Startup Cities

Fukuoka

The fastest growing city in Japan The city’s economy is booming, and this trend promises to continue.
People are flocking here, and Fukuoka has the highest population growth rate of any Japanese city. In fact, Fukuoka ranks No. 1 in terms of the growth rate of foreign residents among all the ordinance-designated cities. While the population grows, the prices in the city are still some of the most reasonable in Japan. This economy coupled with the startup incentives that the city provides make it an ideal place to found a new company.

Startup City Fukuoka
https://startup.fukuoka.jp/

Fukuoka Facts
http://facts.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/en/

• Population

  
  

  1.6 mil

• Economy

  
  

  • Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
  • The Bank of Fukuoka, Ltd.
  • Saibu Gas Co. Ltd.

• University

  
  

  • Kyushu University
  • Kyushu Sangyo University
  • Fukuoka University

  and more…

• Support

  
  

  Fukuoka City Government
  e-mail：globalstartup[_at_]city.fukuoka.lg.jp
  (replate [_at_] to atmark)
  TEL：+81-92-711-4706

• Access

  
  

  Fukuoka Airport

  10 min by train from Fukuoka station.

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Key Persons

Fukuoka

Qurate Inc.

Tom Brooke

CEO

A digital pioneer from the U.K., Tom Brooke’s eclectic career has advanced hand-in-hand with the evolution of the internet. Immediately after earning his graphic design degree from Westwood Art College,

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Startups

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  Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc.

  SpaceTech

  A menagerie of bold and aspiring experts on space engineering, from Kyushu, Japan.

  Website
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  Kyulux

  MaterialTech

  Kyulux develops materials for OLED display and lighting panels, with a focus on TADF and HyperfluorescenceTM emitter and host materials.

  Website

Interviews

Fukuoka

Chaintope Inc.

Hideki Shoda

Founder, CEO

Chaintope is an IT blockchain company developing a hybrid blockchain with a focus on non-FinTech, and FinTech sectors.

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Fukuoka

KAICO LTD

Kenta Yamato

CEO

KAICO produces medical-use proteins production platform in high yields and top quality.

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Fukuoka

LiLz Inc.

Keigo Onishi

CEO, Product Manager

LiLz focuses on reducing fieldwork operations by combining machine learning and IoT.

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Fukuoka

QUANDO, Inc.

Junichiro Shimooka

Founder, CEO

QUANDO is a company that creates products to make field work smarter, to update the conventional industry.

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